The officer expertly takes control — as opposed to the boys in blue here and here.

It’s a little hard to watch, and the chokehold gives me great pause. But without more information, I say let’s give the officer the benefit of the doubt: He appears to be there alone, which I believe makes it unlikely he was trying to abuse his authority.

Presumably, whatever led to the detention justified the policeman’s actions.

The video’s gone viral, but it’s dated 3-8-2015 on YouTube. Call it a late bloomer. And call him Sgt. MMA.

At a point, one of the fellas even tries to tap out.

Check out the master class in taking calm control of the situation below (WARNING: LANGUAGE).

And especially for all you with a background in law enforcement, what do you think? Are his actions acceptable procedure? Let us all know in the Comments section.

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